Budget

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Schwarzenegger's Reform Means Minimum Wage

Paul Peete | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Minimum Wage, Sacramento Bee, Budget, Sacramento, Arnold, Economy, Schwarzeneggar, November Elections, Republicans, Democrats, Gov. Schwarzenegger, Home News

Will the same pay rates apply to the Governor and members of the California State Legislature? Their monthly postage allowance is more than federal minimum wage earners make.

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How to Balance the Federal Budget

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 07.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Taxes, Balanced Budget, National Debt, Budget, Business News

Let's overlay the current economic environment -- we're in a recession and we're not getting out of it anytime soon. That means that tactically, this is a terrible time to increase taxes.

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Republicans: California Dreamin'

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Delegates, Approval Rating, Race, Republicans California, Mccain, Election 2008, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Budget, Assassinated June, California, Politics News

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told me early this year that he would make sure that California was "in play" for the Republican presidential candidate. Schwarzenegger's belief is looking quite ragged.

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Job Killers -- Or Just More Fear?

Dave Johnson | Posted 05.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Corporations, Lobbyists, Budget, California, Economy, Regulation, Consumers, Chamber of Commerce, Recession, Business News

The California Chamber of Commerce has released its annual list of what it calls "job-killer bills." Why is it that the hit-list seems to only target Democrats?

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The Middle Class Squeeze Is A Result Of LOW Taxes

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Government, Proposition 13, Budget, Taxes, Politics News

It is a popular misconception that taxes add to the squeeze on the middle class. But it isn't tax increases that have squeezed the middle class, it's...

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Tax Cuts Make Us Poor

Dave Johnson | Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tax Cuts, Taxes, Economics, Budget, Politics News

Some years ago the corporate-funded anti-tax, anti-government advocates paid their way to become the dominant voice in our civil discourse. They said...

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The Budget Debate for Grownups

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Miles Rapoport, John McCain, Robert Reich, Brookings Instituion, Budget, Baby Boomers, U.S. Budget, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Business News

If we continue doing nothing, in about 35 years, the government will have no money for anything other than Medicare, Social Security and interest on the money we've already borrowed.

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We Can't Afford This War Anymore

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 04.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Financial Crisis, Debt, Cost of War, Iraq, Federal Government, Budget, Politics News

I have been against the Iraq war from the very beginning. However, my arguments didn't rest on the lofty perches of ethics or morals; they rested on the far cruder cost benefit analysis of war.

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Oil Tax Defeated, School Budget To Be Cut -- What You Can Do

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oil, Taxes, Education, Schools, Budget, California, Politics News

The people of California need to understand that a choice was made yesterday to continue to be the only state that allows oil companies to pump our oil and not pay anything for it.

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Choices on Taking and Giving Back

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oil, Taxes, Education, Schools, Budget, California, Politics News

Today in California we are facing a budget shortfall. And instead of asking oil companies and others to give back a bit we are on the verge of deciding instead to cut our school budget.

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Defense Spending Soars, While President Continues to Aim at Domestic Programs

Bob Greenstein | Posted 03.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Pentagon, Pentagon Spending, Defense-Related Programs, Defense, War on Terror, Budget, Bush Budget, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Defense Spending, Domestic Spending, War on Terror Spending, Federal Budget, Business News

There has been a spending explosion, but it's come in defense-related programs, which have grown 27 times faster than domestic discretionary programs over the past seven years.

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Where Are the Children in President Bush's Budget?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Medicaid, Children's Health, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Budget, Schip, George W. Bush, Child Poverty, Poverty, Bush Budget, Federal Budget, Politics News

Even a cursory analysis of Bush's spending proposal reveals a failure in many areas to construct a budget that protects the well-being of children in low- to middle-income families.

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Changing Our National Priorities

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Budget, Childhood Poverty, Poverty, Wealth, Rich, Wealth Gap, Top Income Bracket, Politics News

During the Senate's consideration of the budget resolution, I will offer an amendment to restore the top income tax bracket to 39.6 percent for households earning more than $1 million a year.

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A Line In The Sand -- Stop Cutting School Budgets

Dave Johnson | Posted 03.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Education, Schools, Budget, California, Tax Cuts, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

Governor Schwarzenegger has declared a "fiscal emergency" and is asking the legislature to solve the problem entirely with budget cuts.

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How Well Do Your Members of Congress Protect Children?

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Children, Children's Health, Child Watch, Marian Wright Edelman, Budget, Schip, Bush SCHIP Veto, Bush SCHIP, Politics News

Not well enough: 231 members scored 60 percent or lower on our scorecard -- a failing grade from our school days.

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Tax And Budget Priorities: Schools No, Yachts Yes

Dave Johnson | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Public Education, Budget, California, Politics News

Do you know about the California yacht tax loophole? Here is how it works: Regular people like you and me have to pay sales taxes on the things we bu...

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Political Suicide

Dave Johnson | Posted 02.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Proposition 13, Budget, California, Raising Taxes, Politics News

The reality is that the budget cannot be fixed with budget cuts or more borrowing. We need to increase taxes.

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Bush's 2009 Budget Calls For Slashing Public TV Funding

Los Angeles Times | Matea Gold | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media

Read More: President, Public Radio, Public Broadcasting, President George Bush, 2009 Budget, Public Television, Budget, Bush, Media News

Public broadcasting officials vowed Monday to fight drastic cuts President Bush is seeking to make to federal financing for public television and radi...

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Friday Talking Points [17]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ads, Al Franken, Jobs, Filibuster, Fisa, Chris Dodd, Iraq, Immunity, Campaign, Permanent Bases, Telecom, Bush, Warren Buffet, 2008, Midotw, Flip-Flop, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Super Tuesday, 2008 Campaign, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Capital Gains, Health Care, State of the Union, Taxes, Harry and Louise, John McCain, Hillarycare, Budget, Mitt Romney, 2008 Elections, Ad, 08, Tax Rate, 100 Year War, Stimulus, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Income Tax, 08 Campaign, Mddotw, 2008 Presidential Race, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Earmark, Politics News

This column is dedicated to the idea that Democrats can learn to use talking points as effectively as Republicans often do. This idea annoys many who...

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A Budget Shock Attack

Dave Johnson | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Budget, California, Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, The Shock Doctrine, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

When people are shocked and worried they will accept solutions that might not be what they would accept if they had time to think and consider all reasonable alternatives.

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Do Taxes Drive The Economy?

Dave Johnson | Posted 01.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Budget, California, Politics News

Do taxes drive the economy? California's governor says the state is in a budget crisis. He says we need to cut the state's spending "across-the-boa...

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Fighting An "Emergency" With One Hand Tied Behind Our Backs

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Budget, California, California Budget Crisis, Economy, Politics News

CA is well along the path to second-class status. All we need to do is visit our schools or drive on our roads to see what the drumbeat of anti-tax, budget-cutting propaganda brings us.

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Sen. John Kerry Defends Dem Decision Not to Force a Filibuster on the Energy Bill

David Roberts | Posted 12.14.2007 | Politics

Read More: Filibuster, Energy Bill, John Kerry, Democrats 2008, Democratic Congress, Budget, George W. Bush, Newt Gingrich, Democrats Filibuster, Politics News

The Democrats can't just filibuster; it would likely spiral into a major budget crisis and a government shutdown. It's a huge gamble, and if they lost it could imperil their chances in 2008.

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The Line at the DMV

Dave Johnson | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

Read More: Budget, California, Dmv, Politics News

By Dave Johnson for Speak Out California Two previous posts explored the outline of the California state budget, and the process by which the budget ...

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House Dems War Cry: Surrender!

Tom Andrews | Posted 12.09.2007 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Bush, Budget, War, Stand Up Congress, Funding, Iran, Democrats, Tom Andrews, Win Without War, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

In the battle over the military occupation of Iraq, House Democrats have apparently decided that the only way to avoid losing is to not show up.

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